ReImagine Appalachia · Washington County, OH
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Washington County, OH · 2023 Snapshot
A Building & Construction Hub on the Ohio River
NAICS 32 — Building & Construction Materials — accounts for 2,162 jobs, driven by Petroleum & Chemical manufacturing
Washington County
Ohio · SE corner
Manufacturing Employment
3,356
jobs in 2023
Manufacturing Establishments
42
manufacturing firms, 2023
Avg. Manufacturing Wage
$84,763
annual · all mfg. sectors
Overall Manufacturing LQ
1.66
above national average
U.S. Census Bureau CBP 2023 · BLS QCEW · Manufacturing Intelligence Platform (manf.us)
Employment & Specialization · 2023
Manufacturing Sectors at a Glance
Building & Construction Materials (NAICS 32) — 2,162 jobs and an LQ of 3.29, driven by chemical & plastics activity
Employment (bars)
LQ ≥ 1.0 specialized · LQ < 1.0 below national avg
U.S. Census Bureau, CBP 2023
Source: Manufacturing Intelligence Platform (manf.us) · Dr. Nikhil Kalathil
NAICS-3 Specialization Rankings · 2023
Where Petroleum Tops Rankings, Chemicals Drives Employment
Petroleum & Coal Products reaches LQW 9.67 — yet Chemical Manufacturing employs more workers and anchors the county's clean energy potential through Plastics & Resin Mfg. (NAICS 325211)
◆ LQ > 1.0 (dark teal) = more specialized than the national average · top 3 industries highlighted
ⓘ Employment data for most manufacturing subsectors are suppressed by the Census Bureau to protect confidentiality. Only five subsectors had disclosable counts; the remaining sectors are not shown.
Source: Manufacturing Intelligence Platform (manf.us) · Dr. Nikhil Kalathil
Supply Chain Network · Clean Energy Economy
From Resin to Clean Energy
Plastics Material & Resin Mfg. (NAICS 325211) — connecting Washington County to the clean energy economy
FEEDSTOCK INPUTS supply side → CLEAN TECH APPLICATIONS ← demand side Natural Gas & Ethylene Crude Oil & Naphtha Catalysts & Additives Electricity & Steam Energy Recycled Polymers (PCR) NAICS 325211 Plastics & Resin Mfg. Chem. LQ 9.46× Washington Co., OH 🌬 Wind Blade Resin Matrix Solar Encapsulants 🚗 EV Lightweight Composites 🔋 Battery Separators 💧 Green H₂ Membranes
Employment Change · 2018–2023
Momentum & Structural Shifts
Plastics & Rubber Products surged (+524) · Fabricated Metal and Primary Metal saw steepest declines
Source: Manufacturing Intelligence Platform (manf.us) · Dr. Nikhil Kalathil
AMCC Framework · Washington County, OH
Ecosystem Assessment
Advanced manufacturing competitiveness spans six domains — Washington County leads on Infrastructure (score 57) and Trade, anchored by Ohio River port access
→ Next: detailed competitive indicators by domain  Competitive Readiness →
Source: Manufacturing Intelligence Platform (manf.us) · Dr. Nikhil Kalathil
Ecosystem Assessment · AMCC Framework
Competitive Readiness
Indicators at or above the 67th percentile — top one-third of all U.S. counties
indicators in competitive zone  (≥ 67th percentile)
EMP LQ Employment LQ  ·  EST LQ Establishment LQ  ·  PHYS Physical infrastructure  ·  ★ = competitive zone  ·  | = 67th percentile threshold
Source: Manufacturing Intelligence Platform (manf.us) · Dr. Nikhil Kalathil
AMCC Big 6 · Washington County, OH + Mid-Ohio Valley
Building the Ecosystem — Who's in the Room
Key organizations across the six AMCC manufacturing ecosystem pillars
Illustrative Asset Map · AMCC Ecosystem
How the Ecosystem Connects
Click a node to highlight connections · Drag to explore · Filter by pillar
Connections are illustrative — based on complementary roles & known collaborations.
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